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How accent bias can impact a person’s job prospects

By Mary Grantham O'Brien, Professor of Linguistics; Vice-Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies, Simon Fraser University
Cesar Teló, PhD student in Applied Linguistics, Concordia University
Pavel Trofimovich, Professor of Applied Linguistics, Department of Education, Concordia University

Accents provide listeners with information about speakers, such as where they come from or what other languages they speak. However, accents can also be a source of listener bias.

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